GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |